Study examines healthcare workers’ susceptibility to COVID-19 variants Federal A new trial examining positive effects of tuberculosis vaccine on COVID-19 immune response will now also consider people's susceptibility to a new variant.
Western Australia expands COVID-19 jab to people in their 30s Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health From Thursday, state-run clinics will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to citizens between 30 and 49; those 50 years and older will receive AstraZeneca.
Australian target to reach herd immunity by close of 2021 unlikely Wednesday June 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Victoria’s COVID-19 vaccine uptick is still not enough to meet the federal budget’s revised target of completing its vaccination rollout by the end of the…
Tasmania’s COVID-19 vaccine program partners with Oracle Tuesday June 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Tasmania will be the first Australian jurisdiction to utilise the Oracle health management system for its vaccine rollout; 23% of eligible Tasmanians are vaccinated. …
States step up for COVID-19 vaccine rollout Monday May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Major announcements coming from NSW, SA and WA on Monday flag a turning point for the states as wide-spread vaccination against COVID-19 gets underway.
Reset Australia: Government should be offered anti-vaxxer social media insights Wednesday May 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology A proposed policy would force social media companies to generate a real-time list of the most popular shared URLs that point to COVID-19 related content.
Australia secures deal for further 25 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday May 13, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The government’s agreement with Moderna will include 10 million doses this year, and an additional 15 million vaccine doses of its variant booster in 2022.
Serious boost to vaccine rollout figures required to meet government’s ambitious target, former health advisor says Wednesday May 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Current COVID-19 vaccination jabs will have to increase five-fold, to 200,000 doses every day, to meet the target canvassed in yesterday’s federal budget, he says.
Sweden under fire for ‘relaxed’ coronavirus approach – here’s the science behind it Tuesday March 31, 2020 By Paul W Franks & Peter M Nilsson Editors' Picks Ultimately, given the uneven and relatively modest spread of the virus in Sweden at the moment, its initial strategy may not turn out to be…
A visual history of pandemics Monday March 16, 2020 By Nicolas LePan Editors' Picks Even in the modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the coronavirus has. This visualisation outlines some of…
